AERVA LANATA

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Description & usage

Common weed in South India. It is found in waste lands has white flowers.

Uses: Calculus affections, Coughs, etc.

How to Use: For scrofula, the decoction of the grain with pepper powder is given and for diarrhoea one tola of the expressed juice of the fresh plant and 1/4 tola of catechu mixed together is given thrice a day. With asafoetida, ginger powder and bidalone added the decoction is given for colic. A soup is a diet in sub-acute cases of enlarged liver and spleen; also a diet in piles. Pulse is a demulcent in calculus affections, coughs, etc. A powder of the seeds is applied to the skin to check cold sweats.